EVER since Hurricane Katrina and Al Gore’s movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ there has been a fear that every year will bring more destructive cyclones because of global warming. The 2008 hurricane season for the Atlantic officially ended on November … [Read more...] about Summary of 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Climate & Climate Change
2008 Likely to be Coolest of Decade
Global average for 2008 should come in close to 14.3C, but cooler temperature is not evidence that global warming is slowing, say climate scientists. Read more here. … [Read more...] about 2008 Likely to be Coolest of Decade
Hard Going at Climate Conference
There are some grim faces at the UN international climate meeting taking place now in Poland. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Hard Going at Climate Conference
Clarifying the Role of the Sun and Global Temperatures
YESTERDAY atmospheric scientist, Professor Marvin Geller, explained to Leigh Dayton, science writer at The Australian newspaper, that the sun could not be driving “recent global warming as climate change sceptics claim” because solar radiation has … [Read more...] about Clarifying the Role of the Sun and Global Temperatures
China Prepares for More Cold
A cold weather emergency response plan to tackle disasters after record cold and snow brought down power lines and paralyzed much of the usually mild south earlier this year... was activated in China on Wednesday. Read more here. … [Read more...] about China Prepares for More Cold
Save the Environment, Stop the Emissions Trading Scheme
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am writing to you as the Chair of the Australian Environment Foundation (AEF). Over the last year a key issue for us has been the protection of River Red Gum forests in the Central Murray Valley of south eastern … [Read more...] about Save the Environment, Stop the Emissions Trading Scheme
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
